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September 2013

Computers & Programming

OnNavigatedTo Too Soon To Add Grid Children

In the process of porting my Windows Phone code to Windows 8 (Store App), I came across this interesting problem. FrameworkElement FieldView = Field.getView( true ); ContentPanel.Children.Add( FieldView ); Panel theParent = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(FieldView) as Panel; FrameworkElement theotherparent = (FrameworkElement)FieldView.Parent; When I call this code in the OnNavigatedTo event…

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Computers & Programming

Alpha Color Mixer

I just finished writing a small Windows Store app. It is a color mixing program that stands out because it includes an Alpha channel control. I downloaded someone else’s color mixer and was sadly disappointed. Their user interface had multiple preview boxes, and changing a setting in one…

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Computers & Programming

Windows 8 Store App Theme Color

When developing for Windows Phone 7 and 8, the operating system API provides access to lots of interesting features. One feature lets the application get the selected theme color that the user has selected. This is not available to Windows Store apps because, well because the notion of…

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